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WHAT WOULD BUDDHA DO?

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Sarah

It’s 3:30am. I’ve been awake since 2:30am. It’s pouring with rain outside and it’s freezing. Whenever it rains at night, especially that hard driving miserable rain, I think of the homeless.  I lay in bed, snuggled under my duvet and blanket and I imagine how awful it must be for them trying to stave off…

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BECAUSE I REALLY DON’T WANT TO TAKE THAT DRINK

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Sarah

It’s the school holidays. And during this time I spend a lot of time “lounging”. Take this morning for example.  It’s 10am and I am still in bed. Yep, I’m in my PJs, tea on my bedside table, dogs firmly ensconced either side of me (wedged into me so tightly I cannot move) and my…

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WHY I REALLY DON’T LIKE THE WORD ‘TRIBE’

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Sarah

A lot has happened in the past few weeks. Not in terms of my workload increasing – I’m a housewife and truly our work is never done. No, it is more of a transition or transformation in myself.  I can feel it evolving, emerging. The truth is I have never really been comfortable with myself….

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HOW ART CAN HEAL THE SOUL

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Sarah

When I was 13 years old, living in South Africa, I had to do an art exam.  The theme was to create a poster for a veld (pronounced “felt”) fire, commonly known in Australia as a bush fire. I sat at my easel frozen. My classmates stood around me, furiously slopping paint onto the page,…

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I AM A MOTHER, NOT A CLEANER

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Sarah

I am a Stay At Home Mum. Emphasis on the word Mum. Please note that it does not say that I am a stay at home housemaid and cleaner. My job, which I take pretty seriously, is to bring up my children.  You know, those little humans who will one day be running our society…

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Book Review : Craft for the Soul

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Sarah

*First up, this is not in any way shape or form a sponsored post.  This is simply my experience, which I hope, you the wonderful reader of my blog, will find interesting, and perhaps, too, a little uplifting.* Since becoming sober five and a bit years ago, I have been on a quest.  A quest…

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DEAR FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND OF THE DEPRESSED PERSON

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Sarah

Dear family member or friend of the depressed person, I am writing to you today because I want to thank you, acknowledge you and embrace you. It is hard to be there for us depressives who constantly see no joy in the world; who do not see the value in ourselves – the value that…

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GOODBYE 2014 AND WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR OF 2015!

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Sarah

Hello there my friends, How are you this fine new year’s eve?  The weather here in Melbourne is somewhat overcast and moody.  Perhaps an indication of what my year was like. I was doing some bloghopping recently and came across this lovely post by Maxabella Loves.  She asks us to answer 10 questions to say…

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A love note to myself {and I encourage you to do the same}

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Sarah

Below is a love letter to myself.  It is Day 12 of the #reverb14 and this was the task for today.  I found it incredibly difficult to write.  It felt narcissistic and wrong.  And yet, by doing so I was able to acknowledge the value of myself as a person.  As a person with depression…

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Piece of mind vs Peace of mind

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Sarah

If you had the opportunity, would you go back to that one person who hurt you so badly and let them have it?  All that visceral anger that you have been harbouring, unleashed. One of the traits of someone living with depression is that we tend to ruminate, especially on those people or incidents that…

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I am Sarah –  human & wearer of many labels:  Autistic with co-morbidities of ADHD, & C-PTSD.  ME/CFS sufferer too.  But I am more than those labels.  I am wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, crafter, writer, blogger, advocate, educator. Welcome to my blog.  You can read more about me here

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